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astronomy

[uh-stron-uh-mee] / əˈstrɒn ə mi /


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“In astronomy, or any other science, this would have caused a massive scandal. In aging science there was not even a shrug.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"This work has the potential to explain the magnetic dynamics relevant in, for example, neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy," Tripathi says.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," the professor of physics and astronomy told AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

After receiving an email Friday afternoon, Keivan Stassun, a professor of physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University and director of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics, said he reached out to fellow board members.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The five women took classes in astronomy and aeronautics.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson



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